Ayade locks out SSG, others for lateness

The Cross River State Governor, Prof Ben Ayade, on Wednesday locked out top political appointees and civil servants at the Government House, Calabar, for resuming late.

Ayade was said to have got to the office before 7.30am and ordered that the gate be locked while he monitored activities at the gate with the CCTV device from his office.

His deputy, Prof. Ivara Esu, came in at about 8am and was allowed to enter, but it was not the same for the Secretary to the State Government, Tina Agbor, and other civil servants who were said to have been locked out for coming late.

As at 8am, the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Christian Ita, was among the few political appointees that had resumed for work.

Civil servants, security aides and other appointees were kept out by s security operatives in the governor’s convoy.

The gates were, however, opened by 9am with some members of staff were allowed to go in while those who came after then were turned back.

Ayade had, on assumption of office in June 2015, locked out workers who came after 8am, which is the official resumption time for civil servants.

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